| "Goethe tells us in his greatest poem that Faust lost the liberty of his soul when he said to the passing moment, 'Stay, thou art so fair.'" Robert Francis Kennedy |
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| "If any man claims the Negro should be content ... let him say he would willingly change the color of his skin and go to live in the Negro section of a large city. Then and only then has he a right to such a claim." Robert Francis Kennedy |
"Let no one be discouraged by the belief that there is nothing one man or one woman can do against the enormous array of the world's ills -- against misery and ignorance, injustice and violence... Few will have the greatness to bend history itself; but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total of all those acts will be written the history of this generation...
It is from the numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man (or a woman) stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he (or she) sends a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance." Robert Francis Kennedy Quotes |
| "Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly." Robert Francis Kennedy Sayings |
"Some men see things as they are and ask, 'why?' I dream things that never were and ask, 'why not?'"
NB: This quote is a paraphrase from a similar quote by G. B. Shaw. Robert Francis Kennedy Quotations |
| "We should, I believe, beware of the pitfalls described by Taine: 'Imagine a man who sets out on a voyage equipped with a pair of spectacles that magnify things to an extraordinary degree. A hair on his hand, a spot on the tablecloth, the shifting fold of a coat, all will attract his attention; at this rate, he will not go far, he will spend his day taking six steps and will never get out of his room.' We have to get out of this room." Robert Francis Kennedy |
| "Whenever men take the law into their own hands, the loser is the law. And when the law loses, freedom languishes." Robert Francis Kennedy |
| Any fact that needs to be disclosed should be put out now or as quickly as possible, because otherwise ... the bleeding will not end. Robert Francis Kennedy |
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| Each time a person stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, these ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance. Robert Francis Kennedy Popular Quotes |
| Few will have the greatness to bend history itself; but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total of all those acts will be written the history of this generation. Robert Francis Kennedy |
| Gross National Product measures neither the health of our children, the quality of their education, nor the joy of their play. It measures neither the beauty of our poetry, nor the strength of our marriages. It is indifferent to the decency of our factories and the safety of our streets alike. It measures neither our wisdom nor our learning, neither our wit nor our courage, neither our compassion nor our devotion to our country. It measures everything in short, except that which makes life worth living. It can tell us everything about our country, except those things that make us proud to be a part of it. Robert Francis Kennedy |
| High office teaches decision making, not substance. [It] consumes intellectual capital; it does not create it. Most high officials leave office with the perceptions and insights with which they entered; they learn how to make decisions but not what decisions to make. Robert Francis Kennedy |
| I dream of things that never were, and ask why not? Robert Francis Kennedy Quotes |
| I thought they'd get one of us, but Jack, after all he's been through, never worried about it ... I thought it would be me. Robert Francis Kennedy Popular Quotes |
| If I should ever be captured, I want no negotiation-and if I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress. Robert Francis Kennedy Quotations |
| In crises the most daring course is often safest. Robert Francis Kennedy Remarks |
| It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance. Robert Francis Kennedy Remarks |
| It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope. Robert Francis Kennedy Quotes |
| Moral courage is a more rare commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence. Robert Francis Kennedy |
| Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly. Robert Francis Kennedy Popular Quotes |
| Some men see things as they are and say why? I dream things that never were and say "Why not? Robert Francis Kennedy Popular Quotes |
| The future does not belong to those who are content with today, apathetic toward common problems and their fellow man alike, timid and fearful in the face of bold projects and new ideas. Rather, it will belong to those who can blend passion, reason a Robert Francis Kennedy Popular Quotes |
| The future does not belong to those who are content with today, apathetic toward common problems and their fellow man alike, timid and fearful in the face of bold projects and new ideas. Rather, it will belong to those who can blend passion, reason and courage in a personal commitment to the ideals of American Society. Robert Francis Kennedy Adages |
| The statesman's duty is to bridge the gap between his nation's experience and his vision. Robert Francis Kennedy |
| There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why... I dream of things that never were, and ask why not? Robert Francis Kennedy |
| Ultimately, America's answer to the intolerant man is diversity, the very diversity which our heritage of religious freedom has inspired. Robert Francis Kennedy Sayings |
| What is objectionable, what is dangerous, about extremists is not that they are extreme, but that they are intolerant. The evil is not what they say about their cause, but what they say about their opponents. Robert Francis Kennedy Adages |
| Whatever must happen ultimately should happen immediately. Robert Francis Kennedy |
| You can't make war in the Middle East without Egypt and you can't make peace without Syria. Robert Francis Kennedy |
| [The] American temptation [is] to believe that foreign policy is a subdivision of psychiatry. Robert Francis Kennedy |
